Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Jairam Gadkari (; is an Indian politician who is the current Minister for Road Transport & Highways of India and Shipping Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India. Gadkari earlier served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2010-13. He is also known for his work as the Public Works Department Minister of the State of Maharashtra, where, under his leadership, a series of roads, highways and flyovers across the state were constructed - including the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed expressway. Gadkari is closely associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which is headquartered in his home constituency of Nagpur. He currently represents the Nagpur constituency in the Lok Sabha, and is a lawyer and industrialist by occupation.

"I feel we should protect the environment and should touch the trees only when development of a project is stuck," Gadkari told reporters in Mumbai. His remarks came at a time when environmentalists..IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago

Gadkari's remarks come in the wake of reports from different parts of the country in which traffic police has been even levying fines above Rs. 50,000 for traffic rules violations.DNA - Published 1 week ago

The Union Minister also outlined that India's automobile industry had witnessed high volumes in terms of exports and the industry is providing tremendous employment opportunities.DNA - Published 1 week ago

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said he had urged his cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal to make kulhads mandatory at 100 railway stations. "I have also suggested that airports and state transport..IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago

On Wednesday, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s announcement of the date of the implementation of the amended motor vehicle law, which also provides for jail terms for such negligent guardians,..IndiaTimes - Published on August 21, 2019

Gadkari was speaking at the convention of 'Laghu Udyog Bharti' which is an RSS affiliated organisation working for the betterment of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in the..DNA - Published on August 18, 2019

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said this year's Independence Day will be celebrated with "much more enthusiasm" in view of the Centre's decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's special status.IndiaTimes - Published on August 14, 2019

The pilot of the flight aborted the take-off after detecting a serious error. All the passengers, including Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who was also on-board the flight, have been..DNA - Published on August 13, 2019

Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari said he had once recommended to the finance minister to sack the RBI governor. Through this incident he sought to make the point how rigidity by regulators had..IndiaTimes - Published on August 11, 2019

Senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad raised a point of order in this regard just before Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari moved the bill for consideration and passage in the Upper House.IndiaTimes - Published on July 31, 2019

The Bill, which seeks to weed out corruption, improve road safety and usher in use of technology to regulate traffic, has already been passed by the Lok Sabha this Tuesday Bill was passed by a voice..IndiaTimes - Published on July 26, 2019

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by a voice vote after a reply by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, who said that foreign investment was needed to bring in..DNA - Published on July 23, 2019

The minister said technology will be used to end any arbitrariness in issuing of driving licences and the bill has provisions so that people are encouraged to help accident victims.DNA - Published on July 23, 2019

In a written reply, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari has informed the LoK Sabha that Uttar Pradesh has 1.39 lakh registered electric vehicles followed by nearly 75,600 in Delhi. Karnataka..IndiaTimes - Published on July 15, 2019

Union minister Nitin Gadkari Friday said the government is focussing on various kinds of eco-friendly alternative fuels, including ethanol and biodiesel, besides electric vehicles in order to cut air..IndiaTimes - Published on July 12, 2019

The government is considering making it mandatory for manufacturers to mix silicon with rubber to improve quality of tyres and use of Nitrogen in them to help prevent road accidents, Transport Minister..IndiaTimes - Published on July 8, 2019

Land acquisition is a major problem in road construction projects and state governments should come out with solutions and help find a way out, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in the Rajya Sabha on..IndiaTimes - Published on June 24, 2019

NITI Aayog has proposed that only electric vehicles should be sold after 2030, expanding the scope of the clean fuel technology beyond two- and three-wheelers. Transport minister Nitin Gadkari, who had..IndiaTimes - Published on June 17, 2019

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari is seeking a recalibration of the electric vehicle (EV) rollout plan with his ministry even considering a longer implementation schedule rather than setting any cut-off..IndiaTimes - Published on June 10, 2019